VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-30902

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.43%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected: apple/ipad os · apple/ipados · apple/iphone os
Source: product-security@apple.com

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.